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Bruhat Soma rides an unbeaten streak to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title, winning tiebreaker
By Ben Nuckols, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) – Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory. Bruhat spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating Faizan Zaki by nine, to win the title on Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police: 3 killed, including suspected gunman, in Minneapolis shooting
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Three people, including the suspected gunman, are dead after a shooting Thursday at a Minneapolis apartment complex, police said. Two police officers were injured in the shooting in the south Minneapolis neighborhood of Whittier. No other details were immediately released. Police planned a late evening news conference to address the shooting. An ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of felonies
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. It was the first time a former U.S. president was ever tried or convicted in a criminal case, and was the first of Trump’s four indictments to reach trial. Prosecutors accused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 Minneapolis officers, 4 civilians injured in active-shooter situation, law enforcement says
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Two Minneapolis police officers and four civilians were injured Thursday in what officials are calling an active-shooter situation, law enforcement said. Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to “an active shooting situation” and are “there to help expedite the firearms investigation piece of it,” said Ashlee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Months after nation’s 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama gives man lethal injection for 2 killings
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama man received a lethal injection Thursday for the killing of an elderly couple in 2004, the first inmate put to death by the state since it became the first in the nation to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas months ago. Jamie Ray Mills, 50, was pronounced dead at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of felony crimes
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. It was the first time a former U.S. president was ever tried or convicted in a criminal case, and was the first of Trump’s four indictments to reach trial. Prosecutors accused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US and Britain strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, three U.S. officials said. According to the officials, American and British fighter jets and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Jury finds Trump guilty on all charges in hush money trial
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The jury in Donald Trump ‘s criminal hush money trial has found the former president guilty of all 34 felony counts against him. They delivered their verdict late Thursday afternoon after two days of deliberations that spanned 9 1/2 hours. Prosecutors accused Trump of falsifying internal business records to cover up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Jury finds Trump guilty of all charges in hush money trial
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The jury in Donald Trump ‘s criminal hush money trial has reached a verdict, but they have requested extra time to complete forms related to their decisions on the 34 felony counts the former president faces. It was the second day of deliberations Thursday after the panel began the weighty task ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Jurors convicted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | The jury has reached a verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
By The Associated Press on May 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The jury in Donald Trump ‘s criminal hush money trial has reached a verdict, but they have requested extra time to complete forms related to their decisions on the 34 felony counts the former president faces. It was the second day of deliberations Thursday after the panel began the weighty task ... Read More »
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